03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
The top ten things to do in Sligo this week: June 4-10
There's no shortage of brilliant events taking place in Sligo this week, and if you're wondering what's on, we've compiled a list of the best things to do in the area this week.
Cruinniú na nóg
Cruinniú na nÓg takes place on Saturday, June 7. A day of free creativity for children and young people. Events take place in Hawk's Well Theatre, Sligo Central Library and Tubbercurry Library. The full programme of events can be found at
Emma Rawicz
Stellar jazz saxophonist Emma Rawicz will be performing with her exceptional quartet featuring Elliot Galvin (piano), Kevin Glasgow (bass) and Asaf Sirkis (drums) at Hawk's Well Theatre on Thursday, June 5, Rawicz is a multi-award winning young bandleader and composer who is making waves on the UK music scene and beyond.
Josephine Foster
Abhainn Studio & October Nights are thrilled to welcome the acclaimed US singer Josephine Foster to Enniscrone this Saturday, June 7, as part of an Irish tour. Josephine Foster is an American artist celebrated as a singer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. Her voice seems to drift from another time. Her music carries the soul of old folk songs, operatic hymns, and blues, yet moves freely, like a dream half-remembered. Tickets via eventbrite
Is Mise Éire Eile: I am another Ireland
A powerful new theatre piece coming to Hawk's Well Theatre, on Wednesday June 4. Is Mise Éire Eile: I am another Ireland tells the true story of a community confronting itself in the wake of protest and change. Following the performance, audiences are invited to stay for a panel discussion featuring company members, local community organisers, and elected officials.
Zoid jazz quartet
This is Irish musician Daniel Jacobson's first Irish gig since moving to Bristol in 2024, taking place at Lillie's on Friday, June 6. Since the move he's been getting involved with the Bristol jazz scene, playing with some of the many great musicians there at jam sessions around the city.
Ailíse Maxwell and Friends
Take a midday pause and enjoy an afternoon of beautiful music with Ailíse Maxwell and Friends as part of Lunchtime at the Well at Hawk's Well Theatre. Join Hawk's Well on Wednesday, June 4 at 1:10pm for a gentle and uplifting concert featuring original compositions and fresh interpretations of traditional music.
Yonder Boys
Yonder Boys will play live in Brees, Strandhill on Friday, June 6. Yonder Boys is an Americana/ Bluegrass/Folk trio with David Stewart Ingleton (vocals, banjo), Jason Serious (vocals, guitar), and Tomás Peralta (vocals, mandolin, bass). Presenting their new single 'Makeshift Family' and other songs off our up coming album to be released this year.
Kenton Cool's Everest
Everest/Sagarmatha/Chomolungma has long captured the imagination of mountaineers and aspiring adventurers as the pinnacle of climbing: simply the highest point on the planet that 'must be reached'. Kenton Cool - the 18x summit non-Sherpa record-holder – has created a new show to take audiences on a fascinating journey through the history of the highs and lows. See this show at Hawk's Well on Tuesday, June 10.
Illuminations
Enjoy a night of poetry and conversation – everyone's welcome, and admission is free at The Model on Thursday, June 5. There's an informal atmosphere and no need to sign up to read beforehand, you can just make your way there and enjoy yourself, read your own work or a favourite poem by a famous author.
The Life and Times of Paddy Armstrong
Fifty years after his wrongful conviction, at the age of 74, Paddy is facing into his twilight years and wrestling with a thousand turbulent memories. In Paddy, he relives the journey that forever altered his destiny. A one-man show, starring Don Wycherley as Paddy, the play is inspired by Paddy's memoir Life After Life, a Guildford Four Memoir. See this show at Hawk's Well on Saturday, June 7.
